#FACTORIO TRAIN STATION MODS#

Ultimately the way Factorio trains are intended to function is to head to specific, set stations in a regular order, and then repeat the exact same sequence over and over.

#FACTORIO TRAIN STATION MODS#

There are also some mods to make trains a bit more dynamic, capable of making a few more decisions. There are some hacks and tricks that make it work better in factorio, but they're not quick and intuitive to figure out. I had 4-platform stations in TTD that could handle dozens of trains, all rolling in and rolling out so smoothly that you'd never notice how many were served by that single station. This behavior makes it next to impossible to make a fully functional 'RO-RO' station in Factorio (roll in, roll out). If a train gets there after they leave, they will end up waiting in line behind the other train instead of changing their destination and heading for a different empty station. After they choose a station that is empty, they head for it. The problem is that Factorio trains choose their route when they leave their station, and don't re-evaluate their route if conditions change. You could have 5 stations all marked 'iron ore pickup' for instance, and your iron-fetching train is scheduled to go to 'iron ore pickup' and would choose one of those 5 stations to travel to in order to complete its route.

They'll also prefer to stop at the one that is empty, rather than waiting behind a train. If you give both stations the exact same name, then trains can't tell the difference between them. In Factorio, you can kind of 'hack' the multiple platform stations. Also, it is possible to have a station with a single name, but multiple platforms for a train to stop at. This is because in TTD trains re-evaluate their destination each time they pass a signal. With proper signaling, an approaching train will automatically seek out an empty platform, and there will be no backlog or stuck trains. This is how it works in TTD: You make a station with mutliple platforms. What you are describing would be trivial in the old game Transport Tycoon Deluxe (TTD), which, from what I understand, the developers of Factorio are fans of. One thing is frustrating about Factorio trains, and that is that they do not have dynamic platform choosing. Last Thoughts: I COULD turn Station 1 off at an extremly low number to force trains to Station 2 when Station 1 has ore, but as my production increases this'll cause me the same problem in reverse (the bulk of the ore will be at station 2 with a trickle in Station 1). Right now, I have the bottom station set to turn off at 20k ore which is getting me by, but its not really the same thing. Unfortunately, trains prefer the slightly further station (contrary to what I believed). Other details that might help: Currently, they're both labelled with the same name to allow for access by all trains coming to this stop (I'm calling them Station 1 & 2 for ease of describing on this post though). When given a choice, the next train always goes to Station 1 even when #2 is bone dry. What is ACTUALLY happening: Station 1 gets ore and is slowly unloading it. The next step depends on what solutions you guys have, but ideally I'd like to either alternate them in an infinite loop or constantly have trains go to the station with less ore when there's a choice. The next train automatically goes to Station 2 while 1 is unloading. What I want to happen: Station 1 gets ore and is slowly unloading it. *Please note that while there are only two train stops in question, there are currently three trains that feed into these two stops, with more on the way (so I can't just assign one train to each stop) My issue: I've got two train 'pickup stations' for ore, side by side, and I want to alternate having trains use them when there's a choice.

Factorio train station